Filename Changer
The Filename Changer allows you to batch rename files either by adding prefix and suffix or by renaming them to running sequence filenames.
Now in v3.10, it allows you to append file date to the filename.
The program has 3 main panels.
Filename Listing
This Filename Listing contains the list of filenames. You can use it to rearrange and delete filenames from the list. It shows the preview of the new filenames before you perform the change.
You can also sort the filenames by descending or ascending order by using the popup menu's 'Sort Ascending' and 'Sort Descending' options. You can activate the popup menu by clicking the right-most button of the mouse when pointing the mouse pointer on the file list.
Filename Changer Settings
This settings would define how the files are being renamed. It allows you to define prefix and suffix of filename. And in the sequential filename mode, it allows you to determine the start number and the number of digits to be used. If the number has less digits then defined, it would be padded with zeros.
In v3.10, Filename Changer supports the appending of file date to the filename. There are two Date Type which could be used, either Date of Creation or Current date. The Date of Creation is the file date of the imported file.
The Date Format allows you to determine the date format to be used.
DD - Numeric day of month format
MM - Numeric month format (eg June would be displayed as 06)
MMM - Short Text month (eg June would be displayed as Jun)
YY - Short Numeric Year format (eg 02)
YYYY - Full Numeric Year format (eg 2002)
Filename Order (New in v3.16)
This control allows you to determine how the new filename to be structured. The options are made up of 4 sets of 3 characters which represents an item type.
The item types in this option are as follows :-
Pre - Prefix
Suf - Suffix
Dat - Date
Num - The auto-generated running number
If the Filename Order is PreDatNumSuf, the order is Prefix + Date + Number + Suffix .
For example, if the following are set as
Pre - PC_
Suf - _Thumb
Dat - 082802 (MMDDYY)
Num - 06
And the format is JPEG.
This would produce the filename as PC_08280206_Thumb.jpg
Control Buttons
Load File and Load Folder allows you to import the file listing to be processed.
Clear List clears the list to allow you to start from New.
Preview allows you to refresh the list by applying the new settings unto the filenames.
Process All begins the processing sequence.